Luke Dean
Personal information
Full name Luke Dean[1]
Date of birth 21 June 1913[1]
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death January – March 1975 (age 61)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height 5 ft 5+12 in (1.66 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Downing's Tileries
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1937 Port Vale 32 (9)
Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke Dean (21 June 1913 – 1975) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale and Northwich Victoria.

Career

Dean played for Downing's Tileries, before joining Port Vale in August 1934.[1] He featured in ten Second Division games in the 1934–35 season, and scored two of his first goals in the English Football League on 9 February, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley at Turf Moor.[1] Seven days later he claimed another goal in a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He played nine games in the 1935–36 relegation season, and scored goals against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United.[1] He made 13 Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 campaign, and claimed goals against Mansfield Town, Gateshead, Rotherham United, and Lincoln City.[1] He was given a free transfer to Northwich Victoria in August 1937.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1934–35 Second Division 1030000103
1935–36 Second Division 92000092
1936–37 Third Division North 1340010144
Total 3290010339

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  2. "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi via Newspapers.com.
  3. Luke Dean at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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